DMCA and Copyright Policy

Our policy

tiero respects copyright and follows the notice-and-takedown process of the U.S. Digital Millennium Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. § 512). When we receive a valid notice we disable the content it names, tell the uploader, and give them the chance to respond.

• Report infringement You own a copyright and want content removed from tiero.
• Send a counter-notice Your content was removed and you believe that was a mistake.

Designated agent

Notices go to our designated agent. The forms above are the fastest route; email works too.

Agent

[pending]

Email

dmca@tiero.io

Online

tiero.io/legal/dmca/notice

The agent's registration with the U.S. Copyright Office is in progress. Until it is listed here, send notices through the form or by email.

Sending a notice

The notice form asks for everything the law requires:

1. the copyrighted work you believe was infringed;
2. the link to each item on tiero you want removed:
   • a template: tiero.io/c/owner/name
   • a list: tiero.io/l/id
   • an image: img.tiero.io/m/…
3. your name, email address and postal address, and a phone number where we can reach you;
4. a statement that you believe in good faith that the use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent or the law;
5. a statement, under penalty of perjury, that the notice is accurate and that you are the owner or authorized to act for the owner;
6. your signature (typing your full name counts).

Incomplete notices may be delayed or declined. You get an email receipt when you submit.

What happens next

• We review the notice and disable access to the content it names. Removed images stop loading everywhere.
• The uploader receives a copy of the notice, including your name and email address, but not your phone number or postal address.
• The uploader's account receives one strike for that notice.

Counter-notices

If your content was removed and you believe it was a mistake or misidentification, you can send a counter-notice with the counter-notice form, using the link in the email you received. It asks for your full name, postal address and phone number, a statement under penalty of perjury that the content was removed by mistake, your consent to the jurisdiction of the federal court for your address (or, if you live outside the United States, any judicial district where tiero may be found), and your signature.

We forward a valid counter-notice to the person who sent the original notice. Unless they tell us within 10 business days that they have filed a court action, we restore the content. Images you deleted, or that were removed from storage, need to be uploaded again.

Repeat infringers

Each valid notice adds one strike to the uploader's account, however many items it names. An account with three active strikes in twelve months is suspended. A strike stops counting twelve months after the notice that caused it. We may also close an account sooner when the infringement is clear and deliberate.

False claims

Under 17 U.S.C. § 512(f), anyone who knowingly misrepresents that material is infringing, or that it was removed by mistake, may be liable for damages. If you are not sure whether something infringes your rights, consider getting legal advice before you send a notice.